Caroline

Caroline

Caroline

In the infernal tumultDans le tumulte infernal
Of a gigantic ballD'un gigantesque bal
On July 14thDe 14 juillet
Your heart, in its own wayTon coeur fit à sa façon
Started a revolutionUne révolution
But only your body dancedMais seul ton corps dansait
The carmagnoleLa carmagnole
You accepted your fateTu acceptais ton destin
But still keptMais gardais néanmoins
Despite your frivolous airsMalgré tes airs frivoles
Your heart for the man of your lifeTon coeur pour l'homme de ta vie
Caroline darlingCaroline chérie

In the immense whirlwindDans l'immense tourbillon
When the hell of passionsQuand l'enfer des passions
Ignited mindsEnflammait les esprits
You simply armed yourselfToi tout simplement armée
With your beauty aloneDe ta seule beauté
You knew at all costsTu as su à tout prix
To keep your headGarder ta tête
Making concessionsEn faisant des concessions
For the soul has its reasonsCar l'âme a ses raisons
That reason rejectsQue la raison rejette
Love is worth a few folliesL'amour vaut bien quelques folies
Caroline darlingCaroline chérie

You lived off the wild harvestTu vivais de la folle moisson
Of the sweet springs of your lifeDes doux printemps de ta vie
And when you cried noEt quand tu criais non
Everything in you seemed to say yesTout en toi semblait dire oui
To love as to loveÀ l'amour comme à l'amour
You followed the pathTu as suivi le cours
Drawn by your fateTracé par ton destin
And your youth in perilEt ta jeunesse en péril
Hanging by a threadSuspendue à un fil
Belonged to nothing, to no oneN'appartenait à rien, ni à personne
But dreamed of the man whoMais rêvait à l'homme qui
Lights up his nightsAllume de ses nuits
Who revolutionizes youQui vous révolutionne
Bringing you joy with this cryT'apportant la joie par ce cri
Caroline darlingCaroline chérie